5 C.F.R. PART 838--COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
TITLE 5--Administrative Personnel
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER B--CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
PART 838--COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Subpart A--COURT ORDERS GENERALLY
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| Exemption from legal process except as authorized by Federal law.
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| State courts' responsibilities.
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| Claimants' responsibilities.
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| Employees' and retirees' responsibilities.
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| Receipt of multiple court orders.
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| Administrative appeal rights.
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Subpart B--PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING COURT ORDERS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE ANNUITIES
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| Amounts subject to court orders.
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| Application requirements.
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| OPM action on receipt of a court order acceptable for processing.
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| OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing.
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| Contesting the validity of court orders.
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| Processing amended court orders.
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| Commencing date of payments.
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| Collection of arrearages.
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| Payment of lump-sum awards.
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| Court orders barring payment of annuities.
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| Death of the former spouse.
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| Cost-of-living adjustments.
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| Computing lengths of service.
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| Minimum amount of awards.
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Subpart C--REQUIREMENTS FOR COURT ORDERS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE ANNUITIES
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| Language not acceptable for processing.
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| Expressly dividing employee annuity.
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| Providing for payment to the former spouse.
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| OPM computation of formulas.
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| Specifying type of annuity for application of formula, percentage or fraction.
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Subpart D--PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING COURT ORDERS AFFECTING REFUNDS OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
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| Amounts subject to court orders.
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| Application requirements.
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| Timeliness of application.
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| OPM action on receipt of a court order acceptable for processing.
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| OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing.
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| Contesting the validity of court orders.
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| Correcting failures to provide required spousal notification.
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| Court orders barring payment of refunds.
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| Computing lengths of service.
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Subpart E--REQUIREMENTS FOR COURT ORDERS AFFECTING REFUNDS OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
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| Expressly dividing a refund of employee contributions.
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| Providing for payment to the former spouse.
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| OPM computation of formulas.
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| Barring payment of refunds.
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Subpart F--TERMINOLOGY USED IN COURT ORDERS AFFECTING EMPLOYEE ANNUITIES OR REFUNDS OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
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| Identifying the retirement system.
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| Distinguishing between annuities and contributions.
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| Cost-of-living and salary adjustments.
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| Computing lengths of service.
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| Distinguishing between formulas and fixed amounts.
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Subpart G--PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING COURT ORDERS AWARDING FORMER SPOUSE SURVIVOR ANNUITIES
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| Maximum former spouse survivor annuity.
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| Application requirements.
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| OPM action on receipt of a court order acceptable for processing.
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| OPM action on receipt of a court order not acceptable for processing.
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| Contesting the validity of court orders.
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| Effect on employee and retiree election rights.
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| Commencing date of payments.
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| Termination of entitlement.
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| Rights of current and other former spouses after termination of a former spouse's entitlement.
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| Payment of lump-sum awards by survivor annuity.
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| Cost-of-living adjustments.
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Subpart H--REQUIREMENTS FOR COURT ORDERS AWARDING FORMER SPOUSE SURVIVOR ANNUITIES
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| Court orders must expressly award a former spouse survivor annuity or expressly direct an employee or retiree to elect to provide a former spouse survivor annuity.
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| OPM computation of formulas in computing the designated base.
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| Cost must be paid by annuity reduction.
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Subpart I--TERMINOLOGY USED IN COURT ORDERS AWARDING FORMER SPOUSE SURVIVOR ANNUITIES
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| Identifying the retirement system.
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| Specifying an award of a former spouse survivor annuity.
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| Determining the amount of a former spouse survivor annuity.
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| Cost-of-living adjustment before the death of a retiree.
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| Court orders that provide temporary awards of former spouse survivor annuities.
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| Court orders that permit the former spouse to elect to receive a former spouse survivor annuity.
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| Payment of the cost of a former spouse survivor annuity.
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Subpart J--COURT ORDERS AFFECTING CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT BENEFITS
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| Relation to other regulations.
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| Applications by former spouse.
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| Court orders or decrees preventing payment of lump sums.
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| Death of the former spouse.
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| Guidelines on interpreting court orders.
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| Receipt of multiple court orders.
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| Cost-of-living adjustments.
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Subpart K--COURT ORDERS UNDER THE CHILD ABUSE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
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| Amounts subject to child abuse judgment enforcement orders.
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| Procedures and requirements.
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